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  1. jonathan75

    Dodging the £8 Royal Mail clearance fee for outside-EU imports

    Yes you might be right, I'll report back on what happens. :-)
  2. jonathan75

    Thank you forum! & a few thoughts about buying an e-bike.

    OK it's not a ruling. However it is most certainly a finding, and it has legal effect. The effect is that if the advert isn't removed immediately then the ASA will make an informal request for the advert to be removed, and if that isn't agreed to it will make a ruling. I think you're wrong...
  3. jonathan75

    Thank you forum! & a few thoughts about buying an e-bike.

    Seconded. I'd add, a capacious battery -not only for range but because there's also a strong 'virtuous' electrical effect from having a battery with more amp hours available. I'd also say don't be afraid of going for 48v rather than the more familiar 36v - what it gives, I'm told, is precisely...
  4. jonathan75

    Swindon's secure bike parking

    For 12 a month you could insure a £2k bike I think
  5. jonathan75

    Pedelec Insurance Options Please

    Yes I'm afraid there isn't a way to revive the warranty given it's a gratuitous promise, and so it's much less likely for a fairness assessment of the exclusion clause to succeed -alternatively it's part of the core subject matter of the contract and not assessable for fairness. Your recourse is...
  6. jonathan75

    Pedelec Insurance Options Please

    What you're now describing isn't a consumer contract claim, it's a personal injury claim. That is an entirely different head of liability to SOGA. Different as in additional. I don't think the latter is worth your time, though it is worth speaking with Raleigh explaining what happened because as...
  7. jonathan75

    Pedelec Insurance Options Please

    Yeah I think you're just going to have to use your own conscience and common sense to decide whether it was reasonably durable bearing in mind the wear you put on it. I had thought maybe it was a step through folder but it looks like a pretty alright bike. Maybe if you chatted to Raleigh or...
  8. jonathan75

    Ultra noob - source and fit Bafang?

    I believe eclipse bikes are getting in a shipment of the 750s any day now - much better to buy in the UK in case anything goes wrong! They sell batteries too, again,something which can go wrong and help be needed for. Woosh sell all these too I believe -and can recommend a fitter.
  9. jonathan75

    The Best Value Wattmeter

    What would be the cheapest wire to run from the controller bag to the handlebar where a wattmeter would be mounted,and back again? Could I use household electric cable?
  10. jonathan75

    What is the appropriate low voltage cutoff for a Li-ion battery?

    Dear all, My KU93 has just arrived (22a controller) and unfortunately it seems to have a 27.5v low voltage cutoff - 1) is this too low for a li-ion battery? Mine is an 09 14.5ah "50 x Samsung ICR18650 29E LiNiMnCoO2 cells (3.7V 2.9Ah) connected 10 series 5 parallel". 2) Does the 27.5 mean...
  11. jonathan75

    Pedelec Insurance Options Please

    That's a good point you make, but I think it's not quite so clear cut as you say. I'm not sure as a matter of contractual construction, that the warranty exclusion expresses intended purpose, nor that it successfully avoids SOGA liability. Even if it does (which I'm not sure) demonstrate...
  12. jonathan75

    Dodging the £8 Royal Mail clearance fee for outside-EU imports

    Wow - I didn't realise you can do this but you can. You have to ask the exporter to fill in this form, attach it to the outside, ensure “goods to be custom cleared by importer” is written on the form, and that's it, apparently (correct me anyone if I'm wrong). It looks like the only...
  13. jonathan75

    HEAD PROTECTION

    Lots of reviews on the page incidentally. Looks interesting.
  14. jonathan75

    How to make hand throttle less inefficient?

    Brilliant -this is the product you mentioned, £22 delivered to the UK,I've ordered it. http://greyborgusa.com/product/throttle-tamer/ Thanks! Fingers crossed about the customs fee...
  15. jonathan75

    How to make hand throttle less inefficient?

    It's this one, photo in a minute http://www.elifebike.com/peng/iview.asp?KeyID=dtpic-2013-CX-G2DJ.24BUM
  16. jonathan75

    How to make hand throttle less inefficient?

    My hand throttle is very power thirsty and I don't think it needs to be so. I'm writing this to ask if anyone might please have any ideas how to make it less so. I've noticed using the hand throttle I've installed on my 14a, 14.5ah Bafang CST conversion, generally draws all 20 bars of power -...
  17. jonathan75

    HEAD PROTECTION

    My helmet is a total fucktard job,it's like a normal racing helmet but three times the size,and in a stupid white and red,God bless it does the trick though.
  18. jonathan75

    HEAD PROTECTION

    When I read stories like that I want front and rear cameras.
  19. jonathan75

    Pedelec Police

    But that's a good point about all those classes of users who can't use cycle tracks (including cyclists!) You might be better arguing that the harms caused by the anti MB measures may outweigh the benefits and that derestriction to non MB users should be piloted in a single area,with users...